Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-11-05
INDIAN SCHOOL.
Ah kduestiousl, Agricultural and Indus HAi instltution to be Opened in
 Tucson

Last spring it wGs announced thei The Presbyterian Board of Indian Mis- slons would establish an industrial school in the neighborhood of thIs city. Mr. Ohas. U. Walker, who is practically interested in the matter. selected suit able site for the proposed buildings and also sufficient land adjacent thereto, for gardens, ouihouses. GIG. He also pur- chased tract of land of Mir. Ssm'l Hughes, on the Santa Cruz bottom, for sn agricultural farm upon which the Indian boys in attendance, will, under a trained farmer. be put to work, Later on De advertised for proposals for the erection of suitable buildings, reserving, or course, the right 10 reject any and all oids made, and this he eventually did; sad bids while being in conformity with the exhibited plans and specihca- tons were too high ID price to warrant acceptance. Here the matter rested, and although much interested ID the success of the undertaking, many were led fo believe that the beginning md ihe end had been. Fortunately. how ever, the work IS to 20 ahead, not in that capscIous future ID which so many Tue son enterprises have been ssnugly laid to rest, but at once, as Is evidenced by the arrival of Miss NJ. J. Whitaker, an ex- perlenced teacher, who will establish and temporarily conduct the school. NIT. Chss. E. Walker. also here, will be general superintendent pending the ar rival of the regularly appointed official from the east.
 II IS the purpose of the Board, under whose auspices this good work Is 10 be cOnductsA 10 erect building on the Plat of ground purchased as before stated, that will cCsl ID sn aggregate SS,O00. This building will contain L. hall, dormitory for girls, sewing room, dining room, kitchen and offices. Within the year a second building costing 5000 gill also be put up. This will be occu- pied bJ the boys aLd their instructors. One thousand dollars of this money has been furnished by the Philadelphia Sun day School over which John Wanna maker, the millionaire dry goods mer- chant, is superintendent
 While this Indian school, ai which l50 children arc to be taught, fed and housed, will be semi-relIgiors in char acter, It will at tho same time, be prsc- ticsl Tn the widest Eense of the word. The girls will bs taught sewing and such other branches of industry as will be useful to them iE the struggle for life, she boye will learn one of she sev- eral trades, according to inclination or taste, of farming, blacksmithing. cgr- pentering and timing. Suitable build Inxs for this purpose are Co be erected.
 But ID ibe meantime, while the pre- psrRtoEy work Is goiGg ,on, school will be opened in the old public school build ing on Congress street, Mr. Walker having secured IL for that puTpcss. His gIll take place on She arrival of tbs nec- essary furniture. winch has bean ship. Dsd and is expected here ID .ho cou-te Of three or four weeks. The suyeriu- t0Bdeut, sn eastern gentleman, mnt- TOE, sewing mistress, head farmer and such other employees Es are necessary tO properly cary out the wishes of the projectors, will n!so arrive within that time.
 A well on the school grounds which lIs north east of She University site. IS HOW being sunk and Q windmill will be placed thereon.